LEA - Mergers and acquisitions

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced it has purchased StoneShield Engineering, a privately held system integrator based in Castelo Branco, Portugal. Founded in 2017, StoneShield Engineering specializes in the design and development of automation technology for the wire harness industry. Key areas of expertise include robotics, automated taping applications and high voltage harness assembly. "By utilizing StoneShield's expertise, we will accelerate the automat

InTouch automates complex testing process in seating assembly SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced the strategic acquisition of InTouch Automation, a supplier of Industry 4.0 technologies and complex automated testing equipment critical in the production of automotive seats.   InTouch's product portfolio fits with Lear's Industry 4.0 strategy of implementing technologies designed to automate the testing and validation of components and finished seats. These

Acquisition improves Lear's manufacturing processes for surface material seating applications with scalable Industry 4.0 software and hardware  SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced it has acquired Thagora Technology SRL, a privately held company specializing in material utilization hardware and software technologies based in Iasi, Romania. LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced it has acquired Thagora Technology SRL, a privately held company specializing in mat

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- February 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ – Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today announced it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of Kongsberg Automotive's Interior Comfort Systems (ICS) business unit. The acquisition will further advance Lear's seat component capabilities and expand product offerings in increasingly popular thermal and comfort seating solutions, such as seat heating and ventilation, and massage and lumbar support. "Lear is leading an era of unpre